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Kevin Spacey urges TV channels to give control to viewers

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What it is

Kevin Spacey, giving the MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival, urges TV channels to give viewers control. He points to Netflix's House of Cards release as evidence that audiences want to watch on their own terms.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it in streaming and piracy threads as an argument that giving viewers control is how to compete.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2013

What HN commenters said

  1. “This is how you do it”

    Argues giving viewers control is how to defeat piracy.

    znowi, 2013-10 · Recommendation · in “IsoHunt to Shut Down as Part of Settlement With Studios”

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Topics: kevin spacey, netflix, house of cards, streaming, piracy

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